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Apologise now if you want to receive less punishment. "
"You uncivilised country bumpkin, how dare you behave in such a manner."
"Ain't you scared of retribution. " Lilith played the concerned sister, trying to force Esther to kneel with her harsh words. Although she seemed particularly concerned, her main agenda was to smear Esther's name in the school as an unfilial, uncontrollable roadside thug who not only bullies at school but at home.
This show of sympathy made Esther laugh inwardly. As Esther stood tall, towering over Lilith, the dim fluorescent lights of the cafeteria highlighted the sharp contours of her face, making her look like a porcelain doll.
Although she was painted villainous and devilish, she was undeniably captivating and eye-catching. The more she portrayed been nonchalant and cold, the more everyone got swooned by her. Only a smirk had the boys in awe.
Lilith secretly gritted her teeth, glaring at Esther with anger and hatred. This didn't go unnoticed by Esther, who felt even more proud and happy. Through gritted teeth, Lilith calmly exclaimed. "Sister Esther, don't you think you are going too far. Apologise, and maybe be spared by the Strokes family."
"Spared?! Lilith, you of all people know that even if I apologise, the Strokes family wouldn't spare me, so why act so hypocritical. And why should I apologise when Genesis was the one to cause it first.
Even if I hadn't retaliated, would you have sought justice just like you have done now. Are you not tired of playing this mind games with everyone, looking like the hero and portraying others as the villains? If you are so innocent as you claim, why didn't you reprimand Genesis for her previous action. Is the law of these days that bias."
The students around them seemed to be taken aback by Esther's words, their eyes darting between her and Lilith. If Lilith was so pure as she acts to be, why reprimand Esther when Genesis was in the wrong. And if Genesis hadn't started first. Would Esther have retaliated. It only proves that this was all pre planned, just to portray Esther as a bully.
"I-I... What are you saying, Esther? Although Genesis started it, you shouldn't have retaliated. Everyone knows Genesis well enough -" Esther intervened.
"So, are you saying Genesis is a rogue ?" Her sarcasm hit Lilith harshly, and even Genesis, who was faking consciousness. Genesis gritted her teeth in anger. Her hatred for Esther deepened even more.
"And I should not have retaliated?! Lilith, do you mean that I should sit quiet and endure all of Genesis sly tricks. Be reasonable here.
If you all were in my situation, would you have sat quiet and do absolutely nothing. If so, then you are just as hypocritical and need no one to tell you."
. The silence was oppressive, punctuated only by the sound of Esther's heels clicking on the floor as she walked towards Genesis. Esther's smirk grew wider as she gazed at Genesis, who was still lying on the floor. "Is that a scorpion I see there?" she yelled out, her voice echoing through the cafeteria. The reaction was instantaneous. People jumped away from Genesis in panic, their chairs scraping against the floor. Genesis, who had been pretending to be unconscious, suddenly stood up, her eyes wide with fear. "Where? Aargh, someone kill it!" The scene was chaotic, with people shouting and screaming.
The sound of their voices was like a cacophony, filling the cafeteria with a sense of pandemonium. Miraculously the fainted Genesis Stokes got up,taking the lead in running away. This scene had everyone in shock and anger. They felt stupid for falling for Genesis stupid pranks again. As the students dispersed, Esther walked out of the school, the warm sunlight a welcome respite from the tension of the cafeteria.